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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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